The Price of Pity

Vivienne's POV.

The tension in the car was suffocating as Don drove us to a secluded spot overlooking the city. Noon sunlight streamed through the windows, illuminating every sharp line of his face, the rigid set of his jaw, the hard press of his lips, the shadow that seemed to darken his expression despite the brightness around us.

He hadn’t said a word since we left Declan’s house. The silence b